Friday, 12 February 2016

Nomination for What's On Readers' Award

Tigress, an outdoor
performance event IOCT member Sophy Smith worked on as composer/musical director with Motionhouse Dance Theatre is up for a What’s On Readers’ Award!

Motionhouse’s
characteristic athletic and energetic style was used to create a thrilling
spectacle with more than 200 participants from Tamworth, supported by local
drumming groups and choirs: a true community piece! The show was a modern retelling of the story of one of the
greatest female figures in English history, the formidable Saxon warrior queen Æthelflæda.
Combining breath-taking dance and acrobatics with a searing original score,
this outdoor large-scale performance took place against the dramatic backdrop
of Tamworth Castle as part of the I Am Tamworth festival in 2015.